The American Library Association celebrates Banned Books Week from Sept. 22-28. For 2024, the ALA theme is “Freed Between The Lines,” challenging readers to “stand up for our right to read without censorship.”
Books on display at the Bluffton Public Library will include materials that have been banned or challenged in libraries, booksellers and schools across the globe. This list is compiled by the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (https://www.ala.org/bbooks).
CORRECTED Dubenion Drive ceremony, noon on Friday, October 4, near Salzman Stadium
Blufftonite Ron Lora was a teammate of Elbert Dubenion on the Bluffton Beavers football team.
By Ron Lora
A section of Bentley Road in Bluffton will soon also be known as Elbert Dubenion Drive, lining up with Salzman Stadium on the western edge of the Bluffton University campus. The village council acted unanimously upon a presentation from a group of alumni and village citizens interested in honoring the only Bluffton College/University athlete to play professional football.
Vine St. Block Party will begin at 3:00 p.m. and continue until midnight
A September 28 Block Party on Vine Street will feature live music, dancing in the street to DJs and even a kids' dance hour. This event is free and open to the public.
BLUFFTON __ The Bluffton football team drubbed visiting Spencerville 55-7 in a Northwest Conference mismatch on Friday night, September 20, at Harmon Field.
Bluffton raced to a 48-0 halftime lead and cruised to victory.
The defending league co-champion Pirates improved to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the NWC with the lopsided win.
Meanwhile, the Bearcats fell to 3-2 and 0-2 in the NWC after the loss.
Bluffton scored 27 points in the first period and tallied 21 in the second stanza to put the game out of reach early.
The Sauder Visual Arts Center Grace Albrecht Gallery is currently exhibiting work by Justin Johnson, who explains, “My subject matter comes from news feeds and photographic sources from the front lines. I have distilled these compositions to their most simple forms… They are lamentations that describe tragedy through abstraction.” The exhibit runs through October 5 when a closing reception will be held from 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
